Garment bagging device



NOV. 3, N S. M EWEN GARMENT BAGGING DEVICE Filed July 31. 1929 Brwenor 6 4 A9 firm/m1);

Patented Nov. 3, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE some. Icnwmw, or nasnvmm, ramssm eaamr BAGGIHG nmca a mmxon ma July :1, 1029. Serial Io. seam.

10 will he more fully hereinafter disclosed and V particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawin forming a part of this sepcification in whi like numerals designate like parts in all the I views;

Fig. 1.is a side elevational view of a machine made in accordance with this inven- 'tion' Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of the parts shown in Fi Fig. 3 is an erfiarged detail view partly in section of the upper portion of the machine;

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken a as on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig, 5 is a horizontal sectional view through the clamping member for holding the bag. said view being taken as on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3 and looking in the direction of the arrows; and V Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view taken, as on the line 6-6 of Fig.1 and looking in a the direction of thearrows to illustrate the 5 means for adjustably securing parts of the machinein various elevation.

In order that this invention may be the better understood it is said that heretofore there have been produced garment bagging machines which have either been of a definite unalterable vertical dimension and therefore in many cases too tall for certain rooms in which they were to be used, or else they were devices to be secured to the ceilin or wall of a room and therefore incapa le of movement from one position to ana room, as well as a device which is readily ad ustable for use in rooms of various height. Further advantages will appear from the following description.

This machine comprises a base 1 which II I may have three or more outwardly extending legs to keep the device in an upright position, said base having rigidly secured thereto a vertical pipe 2 the upper end of which is left open to slidin ly receive the end of another pipe 3 whic is doubled upon itself providing a bend 4 and a portion 5, the latter extending parallel with the other portion of the pipe 3. The rtion 5 has at its lower end a hook 6 forme in any convenient man- I nor such as by cutting an obligue slot 7 from the slde of the pipe inward y toward the center, see Fig. 3, the purpose of this hook being to receive a garment hanger 8 indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2. The bend 4 is pro- 7 vided at its ends with the openings 10 and 11 to permit a chain 12 passing therethrough and interiorly around the bend so that the interior surface of the pipe at the bend will serve as a non-rotative pulley and brake for 75 the chain when the latter is operated.

The pipe 3 is of an external diameter just suflicient to slidingly fit within the pi 2, the former being retained in the desire adjustable pisition relative tothe latter b a so pin 13. at is to say, the pipe 2 is provi ed with a vertical plurality of diametral drilled openings 14, and the lower end of the i 3 is provided with a diametral drilled h le whereby the pin 13 may be passed through said openings and form an ad ustable securement well known in the arts.

One end of the chain 12 is secured to a loop or eye 15 rigidly secured to or integrally formed with a combined guide and clampin device which comprises two arms 16 and 1 bent around to slidingly engage the portion 5 of the pipe 3, said arms secured together by a rivet or bolt 18 beyond which said arms are outwardly directed to slidingly enga the other portion of the pipe 3, see ig. 4. Formed with the arms 16 and 17 is a downwardly extending clamp member 20 near the lower end of which are oppositely dis osed tabs 21 and 22 bent around to sliding y engage the portion 5 of the pi 3, and adjacent these tabs is a pair of su tantially' parallelly disposed ears 23 and 24: forming a support for an-arm 25 adapted for IVOtfll. movement about a rivet 26 passing t rough said cars, a spring 27 being interposed between the clamp members and 25. It will ''device upwardly thus raising the arment bag to the upper extremity of the agging machine. In this movement the arms 16 and 17 prevent a twisting of the chain about the pipe and insure the bag beingproperly positioned for application to the garment,-the tabs 21 and 22 assisting b preventing a cocking of said arms arried b the rivet 18 is a second chainor other suitable member 31 provided with a pull ring 32 13' means of which the garment bag is lo'were The securing pin 13 may be an ordinary Fpin or it may be a special pin as desired. In ig. 6 it is illustrated as being threaded at one end and provided at its other end with an eye 33 serving as a guidefor the chain 12.

In operation the garment bag is secured by the spring clamp comprising the members 20 and and then the chain 12 is pulled as by the ring to elevate the bag to the extremity of the machine. The garment to be bagged is then applied to the machine b engaging the garment hanger 8 with the hook 6, after whic the bag isbrought down b pulling the chain 31, the clamping device slid ing freely over the'two portions of the pipe 3.

When the bag has been thus lowered, 'it is releasedfromthe spring clamp members 20 and 25 and the-enveloped garment removed j "from the machine to the shipping room, after which a new bag'is secured by the clamp and raised for-subsequent application to another garment. It should be stated that the garment bags now used in trade are entirely open at their bottom but the top is closed wlth the exception of a small openlng indicated at 34 to permit the hook of the garment hanger 8 passing therethrough. In other words, it is customary when delivering a laundered garment to the customer to have the same hung upon a hanger in order toretain the shape of the garment, and to prevent dust and dirt coming in contact with the garment the same is enveloped in a paper bag, and the means for handling the garment so enveloped is the hook of the garment hanger which extends out through the small opening 34 in the top of the bag.

35 By this invention, it will thus be seen, there is provided a machine emplo ingthe bent portion 4 thereof as amotion ess pulley for engaging'the chain 12 in such manner thatv said chain in sliding thereover will be subjected to suflicient friction to overcome the weight of the supported garment enveloping bag.

In other words the .friction of the chain with'th'e interior rounded surface of the bend 4 is suflicient to create a brake so that positive pressure must be applied as through the rings3O and 32 to cause movement of the chain 12. It will also be seen 7 that the interior portion of the pipe 3 at the bend 4 is in fact a tunnel through which the chain 12 passes since the pipeis provided with inlet and outlet of said tongue. In heretofore known constructions of similar devices there have been provided actual pulleys over which rope chains or the like pass, but it has very frequently happened that the ro e chain etc. jumps from thepulley and comes wedged in the pulley frame necessitating considerable trouble in remedyingthe. situation.

By this invention on the other hand the interior of the pipe 3 serves the exactsame the openings 10 and 11 which constitutes the function as the groove of the pulley withthe added safety feature,however,-of not permit ting. the chain to become disengaged from the same. In other words, the openingslO and 11 constitute positive means for insuring engagement of the chain with the groove the pipe and therefore the correct operation of the device .is always insured.

-It is obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details of construction as well as arrangements of parts without departing rom the spirit of the invention and it is therefore not desired to be limited to the foregoing except as may be required by the claims. .What is'claimed is:-'-t

. 1. In a deviceof the character described the combination of a garment support-comprising a member doubled upon tself, the bend provided with a tunnel; a garment clamp; and means passing around said. ben

and through said tunnel for moving. said clamp.. e I 2. A garment bagging machine comprising a standard, a tubular member adjustable within said standard, and bag elevating means frictionally engaging an interiorportion of said member.

3. A garment bagging machine comprising a standard, a tubular member bent to form a U one leg of which constitutes a support.

for a garment and the other leg of which is adjustable within said standard, and bag elevating means interiorly engaging a portion of said member.

4. A garment bagging machine comprising a standard, a tubular member bent to. form a U one leg of which constitutes a support for; a garment and the other leg of which 'is adjustable within said standard, and bagelevating means engaging the bend of said is h b hin garment a gmac e comprising 5 a standard, a tubufi i member bent to form a U one leg of which constitutes a support for a garment and the other leg of which is adjustable within said standard, and ba elevatirfig means interiorly and substantia y 00- 10 axis enga %the bend. of said member. 6. garment agging machine comprising a standard, a pipe bent to form a U one leg of which constitutes a su ort for a arment and theother 1e of whic 1s adjustab 0 within said standa said ipe rovided with an 'v spelling in the wallt ereo on each side of a; belllxd, alriid ba elevatgng mean? passing oug em 0 nmgsan interior enga- I in the bend o aid y g pi 90 11 any whereofi afix m si at-ure.

' NORMAN S. 0 N. 

